Once a Maoist stronghold, Tummala now has schools and roads, says young Koya artiste
Patra Sowjanya, a Kommu Koya dance artiste from Tummala in Chintoor mandal, was about a year old when Maoists killed her father, Patra Mutyam, a postman and dancer, in 2014; she and her mother, Patra Jayamma, were in Vijayawada for World Adivasi Day
· 8/10/2026, 11:40:09 AM· 2 min read
Patra Sowjanya, a Kommu Koya dance artiste from Tummala in Chintoor mandal, was about a year old when Maoists killed her father, Patra Mutyam, a postman and dancer, in 2014; she and her mother, Patra Jayamma, were in Vijayawada for World Adivasi Day
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